Photo: Zeete · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Ogdensburg, NJ: what to set up and who to call
Trash goes out on Tuesdays in Ogdensburg. Two school districts split the grades in Ogdensburg: Ogdensburg Borough School District and Wallkill Valley Region School District.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Ogdensburg, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.
Power, water and internet
Who to call to start service at a new address in Ogdensburg.
Power comes from JCP&L
JCP&L (Jersey Central Power & Light Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Ogdensburg. Its homes paid an average of 18.4¢ per kWh in 2025, about $145 a month (its average across New Jersey, for customers on its standard service). New Jersey lets you buy power from another supplier; 9% of JCP&L’s home customers do, and JCP&L still delivers it.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Ogdensburg W Dept
Ogdensburg W Dept supplies almost all of Ogdensburg. It draws ground water and serves 2,800 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 1.7 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 65% of similar systems’ latest results.
The system’s full record: EPA ECHO report
EPA SDWIS via Envirofacts (violations pulled Oct 9, 2026) and ECHO (lead samples, 2026Q3); service area: EPA Community Water System Service Area Boundaries v3.0. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. NJ1916001.
6 home internet providers serve Ogdensburg
100% of 878 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 99% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Optimum | Cable, Fiber | 96% | 940/35 |
| Brightspeed | Fiber, DSL | 94% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Planet Networks | Fiber | 90% | 10,000/10,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 93% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 87% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 81% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Ogdensburg is Tuesday
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Ogdensburg, from the town’s own site.
This month
- TrashEvery week
- RecyclingEvery other week, Thu · which week: ogdensburgnj.org
Borough of Ogdensburg Recycling Center
Boro DPW yard, Brooks Flat Rd, Ogdensburg, NJ
- Sat8 am–noon
Accepted at the curb
- Newspapers
- Magazines
- All cardboard
- Junk mail
- Office paper
- Wrapping paper
- Toilet paper/paper towel cardboard rolls
- Tissue boxes
- Cereal boxes
- Juice boxes
- Waxed cartons
- Cans
- Bottles
- Jars
From ogdensburgnj.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 22, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Ogdensburg is in two districts that split the grades: Ogdensburg Borough School District and Wallkill Valley Region School District.
B−School gradeSee Schools →U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2017; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ogdensburg is in ZIP code 07439
ZIP codes where Ogdensburg residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Ogdensburg | ZIP’s residents in Ogdensburg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07439 | Ogdensburg, NJ | 100% | 100% |
Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.
Getting around, the ER and the library
One line each; the subject pages have the rest.
ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Ogdensburg
Who supplies Ogdensburg’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Ogdensburg W Dept (EPA ID NJ1916001). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.7 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Ogdensburg?
JCP&L (Jersey Central Power & Light Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 18.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Ogdensburg?
Optimum, Brightspeed, Planet Networks, T-Mobile, AT&T, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Ogdensburg?
07439. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Ogdensburg in?
Ogdensburg Borough School District and Wallkill Valley Region School District.
How do I register to vote in Ogdensburg?
In New Jersey you can register online until 21 days before Election Day, in person until 21 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 21 days before). Elections here are run by the Sussex County Clerk. Check your registration at voter.svrs.nj.gov.
Sources & dates
Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.
- Water: EPA SDWIS (Envirofacts, pulled Oct 9, 2026), ECHO SDWA 2026Q3, EPA CWS Service Area Boundaries v3.0.
- Power: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map Aug 2023); EIA-861 final 2025.
- Trash: Ogdensburg’s own website (ogdensburgnj.org), read Oct 22, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
- ZIP codes: Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files; GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0).
- Schools: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25.
- Registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024 (read Oct 10, 2026). Official sites and area codes: Wikidata.
- Election office: FVAP local election office directory (fetched Oct 10, 2026; each record dated), EAC EAVS 2024 jurisdictions; registration and lookup links from vote.gov’s state data, checked Oct 10, 2026.
- Internet: FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.